Jessica de Heij
@jdeheij.bsky.social
15-minute cities advocacy | Urbanism | Sustainability | 🇳🇱🇳🇿
Views are my own
📍Ōtepoti Dunedin, NZ
Views are my own
📍Ōtepoti Dunedin, NZ
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Bluesky is THE platform for science. It’s also THE platform for city-building and urbanism.
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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February 14, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Bluesky is THE platform for science. It’s also THE platform for city-building and urbanism.
Seems like these apartments are finally happening! 👏😄
February 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Seems like these apartments are finally happening! 👏😄
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Hey look they made a happy meal for 37 year olds
February 13, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Hey look they made a happy meal for 37 year olds
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Always like the news of new Tim Tams being installed for protected cycle lanes
This time in Papatoetoe with Tim Tams being installed on the Great South Road from Te Irirangi Drive to Central Avenue
Well done Auckland Transport!
This time in Papatoetoe with Tim Tams being installed on the Great South Road from Te Irirangi Drive to Central Avenue
Well done Auckland Transport!
a man is riding a bike with a basket full of food
Alt: a man is riding a bike with a basket full of food
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Always like the news of new Tim Tams being installed for protected cycle lanes
This time in Papatoetoe with Tim Tams being installed on the Great South Road from Te Irirangi Drive to Central Avenue
Well done Auckland Transport!
This time in Papatoetoe with Tim Tams being installed on the Great South Road from Te Irirangi Drive to Central Avenue
Well done Auckland Transport!
Seriously! this cool little city! ❤️❤️ More than 100 people showed up, while it was absolutely pouring!🥹🫶
#coastalconnection #biketrail #Dunedin
#coastalconnection #biketrail #Dunedin
February 13, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Seriously! this cool little city! ❤️❤️ More than 100 people showed up, while it was absolutely pouring!🥹🫶
#coastalconnection #biketrail #Dunedin
#coastalconnection #biketrail #Dunedin
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Modern housing in Amsterdam: apartments on the left, a wide footway with rain-retaining greenery, and a wide bidirectional cycleway with priority over cars entering the development. Trees, bins, cycle parking and furniture collection spots separate it from the road, helping prevent fly-tipping.
February 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Modern housing in Amsterdam: apartments on the left, a wide footway with rain-retaining greenery, and a wide bidirectional cycleway with priority over cars entering the development. Trees, bins, cycle parking and furniture collection spots separate it from the road, helping prevent fly-tipping.
Parents just send me this link. Headline is something else lol 😂
“A fat parrot that can’t fly is laying an egg live on camera and is making New Zealanders super excited”
“A fat parrot that can’t fly is laying an egg live on camera and is making New Zealanders super excited”
Een dikke papegaai die niet kan vliegen legt live een ei en maakt Nieuw-Zeeland ‘dolenthousiast’
Biologie: Na vier jaar is de kakapo, een iconische Nieuw-Zeelandse loopvogel, eindelijk weer aan het broeden. Natuurbeschermers zijn uitgelaten, want de zwaarste papegaai ter wereld wordt ernstig bedr...
www.nrc.nl
February 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Parents just send me this link. Headline is something else lol 😂
“A fat parrot that can’t fly is laying an egg live on camera and is making New Zealanders super excited”
“A fat parrot that can’t fly is laying an egg live on camera and is making New Zealanders super excited”
I made it out of the office. 🎉 Weekend for me! 😎With tomorrow officially opening the first section of the bike trail at Waitati which will be fun! #whoopwhoop 🙌
February 12, 2026 at 4:36 AM
I made it out of the office. 🎉 Weekend for me! 😎With tomorrow officially opening the first section of the bike trail at Waitati which will be fun! #whoopwhoop 🙌
Beer o’ clock
a man with dreadlocks and a beard is blowing a horn .
ALT: a man with dreadlocks and a beard is blowing a horn .
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Beer o’ clock
George street in full bloom 😍
February 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
George street in full bloom 😍
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UNBELIEVABLE! 🤯
Luxon’s idiotic fossil gas terminal will bypass even the fast-track process so that construction can start before the election.
Let that sink in.
Luxon’s idiotic fossil gas terminal will bypass even the fast-track process so that construction can start before the election.
Let that sink in.
February 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM
UNBELIEVABLE! 🤯
Luxon’s idiotic fossil gas terminal will bypass even the fast-track process so that construction can start before the election.
Let that sink in.
Luxon’s idiotic fossil gas terminal will bypass even the fast-track process so that construction can start before the election.
Let that sink in.
How good? Lots of people taking the opportunity to use the free busses to George Street Market. 7,500 trips (instead of 4,000 on a normal Saturday).
People who might drive all the time have possibly taken the bus for the first time.
Transport choices matter.
People who might drive all the time have possibly taken the bus for the first time.
Transport choices matter.
February 11, 2026 at 7:47 AM
How good? Lots of people taking the opportunity to use the free busses to George Street Market. 7,500 trips (instead of 4,000 on a normal Saturday).
People who might drive all the time have possibly taken the bus for the first time.
Transport choices matter.
People who might drive all the time have possibly taken the bus for the first time.
Transport choices matter.
How good? Lots of people taking the opportunity to use the free busses to George Street Market. 7,000 trips (instead of 4,500 on a normal Saturday).
People who might drive all the time have possibly taken the bus for the first time.
Transport choices matter.
People who might drive all the time have possibly taken the bus for the first time.
Transport choices matter.
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 AM
How good? Lots of people taking the opportunity to use the free busses to George Street Market. 7,000 trips (instead of 4,500 on a normal Saturday).
People who might drive all the time have possibly taken the bus for the first time.
Transport choices matter.
People who might drive all the time have possibly taken the bus for the first time.
Transport choices matter.
Heard in the office🫠
Colleague;
“A Wellington friend came over to send his daughter off to University and dove into the ocean. He reckoned the water was warmer than in Wellington”…. He responded to his friend with; “You must’ve been in a warm spot” 😂😂
Colleague;
“A Wellington friend came over to send his daughter off to University and dove into the ocean. He reckoned the water was warmer than in Wellington”…. He responded to his friend with; “You must’ve been in a warm spot” 😂😂
February 11, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Heard in the office🫠
Colleague;
“A Wellington friend came over to send his daughter off to University and dove into the ocean. He reckoned the water was warmer than in Wellington”…. He responded to his friend with; “You must’ve been in a warm spot” 😂😂
Colleague;
“A Wellington friend came over to send his daughter off to University and dove into the ocean. He reckoned the water was warmer than in Wellington”…. He responded to his friend with; “You must’ve been in a warm spot” 😂😂
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Last year China installed more than half of all wind and solar added globally. It's hard to grasp what that looks like, but photographer Weimin Chu has done just that e360.yale.edu/digest/china...
Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout
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February 10, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Last year China installed more than half of all wind and solar added globally. It's hard to grasp what that looks like, but photographer Weimin Chu has done just that e360.yale.edu/digest/china...
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Every time I see a circular bus route I wonder how many people really want to travel in circles. Medellín.
February 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Every time I see a circular bus route I wonder how many people really want to travel in circles. Medellín.
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There are no immutable rules keeping streets like this in Europe. Our urban environment is a reflection of what we commit to build. We don't have to let cars sterilize our landscape. It's a choice.
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
There are no immutable rules keeping streets like this in Europe. Our urban environment is a reflection of what we commit to build. We don't have to let cars sterilize our landscape. It's a choice.
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Well-designed cities create space for community right where people live. Connection shouldn't be a destination you have to drive to, pay for, or schedule. It should be right outside your door.
Humboldt Park neighbors turn a frozen pond into a pickup hockey rink each winter. blockclubchi.co/4rdzIuK
February 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Well-designed cities create space for community right where people live. Connection shouldn't be a destination you have to drive to, pay for, or schedule. It should be right outside your door.
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Have transferred my ChatGPT AI Identity to Thaura which is not built on big technology servers, is based in Europe so adheres to GDPR standards and is for the environment, ensuring it runs processes that don't utilise extensive resources.
February 10, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Have transferred my ChatGPT AI Identity to Thaura which is not built on big technology servers, is based in Europe so adheres to GDPR standards and is for the environment, ensuring it runs processes that don't utilise extensive resources.
The lecture “The crisis of human collective decision-making in a social media world” by Prof. Carl Bergstrom, (University of Washington) @ Otago Uni was very interesting.
Dis/misinformation in the current world of AI slop and the effect it also in democratic processses is significant.
Dis/misinformation in the current world of AI slop and the effect it also in democratic processses is significant.
February 10, 2026 at 6:25 AM
The lecture “The crisis of human collective decision-making in a social media world” by Prof. Carl Bergstrom, (University of Washington) @ Otago Uni was very interesting.
Dis/misinformation in the current world of AI slop and the effect it also in democratic processses is significant.
Dis/misinformation in the current world of AI slop and the effect it also in democratic processses is significant.
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Govt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' per household per year. That $2.7b would build four Benmore Dams worth of electricity #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...
Why not spend $2.7b on solar & batteries instead?
Govt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' per household per year. That $2.7b would build four Benmore Dams worth of electricity
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Govt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' per household per year. That $2.7b would build four Benmore Dams worth of electricity #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...
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"A report from the BCG consultancy last year found that despite renewables making up 85 percent of generation in 2024, gas set the price 90 percent of the time. More expensive gas means higher power costs, even with all else being equal. That’s why it’s so critical to understand"...
February 9, 2026 at 10:05 PM
"A report from the BCG consultancy last year found that despite renewables making up 85 percent of generation in 2024, gas set the price 90 percent of the time. More expensive gas means higher power costs, even with all else being equal. That’s why it’s so critical to understand"...
Green Party Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick said the government was guaranteeing added costs to New Zealanders, while relying on "hopes, wishes, and prayers" for future savings.
"Profits are flowing offshore, while New Zealanders are paying handsomely for it."
"Profits are flowing offshore, while New Zealanders are paying handsomely for it."
Hipkins dismissed questions over whether Labour would terminate any agreements, or put the costs onto the energy companies and take away the levy on households, as "hypothetical"
Chippy its a fucking ELECTION YEAR, you are supposed to take a stand on policies
#nzpol
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Chippy its a fucking ELECTION YEAR, you are supposed to take a stand on policies
#nzpol
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New liquefied natural gas terminal: 'Vital' or 'bonkers'?
The government wants taxpayers to fund a natural gas import terminal, but says lower power prices will come as a result.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Green Party Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick said the government was guaranteeing added costs to New Zealanders, while relying on "hopes, wishes, and prayers" for future savings.
"Profits are flowing offshore, while New Zealanders are paying handsomely for it."
"Profits are flowing offshore, while New Zealanders are paying handsomely for it."